The following shall be the minimum standards for notice of any hearing required by this chapter or the Michigan Zoning Act except when said standards are in conflict with other applicable requirements.
(1) Notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city no less than 15 days before the date of the hearing.
(2) Notice of the hearing shall be given to the following persons:
a. The applicant or person who has otherwise caused the required hearing to be scheduled.
b. The owners, at the address given in the last assessment role, and occupants of the property for which approval is being considered.
c. The owners of all real property within 300 feet of the boundary for the property for which the approval has been requested, as shown by the latest assessment roll, regardless of whether the owner or property is located in the zoning jurisdiction.
d. The occupants of any structure within 300 feet of the boundary for the property for which the approval has been requested, regardless of whether the owner or property is located in the zoning jurisdiction. Notification need not be given to more than one occupant of a structure, except that if a structure contains more than one dwelling unit or spatial area owned or leased by different persons, one occupant of each unit or spatial area shall be given notice. If a single structure contains more than four dwelling units or other distinct spatial areas owned or leased by different persons, notice may be given to the manager or owner of the structure, who shall be requested to post the notice at the primary entrance to the structure.
e. Members of the planning commission, or city council and planning commission, if the hearing is being held by the city council.
f. For any group of adjacent properties numbering 11 or more that is proposed for rezoning, the notice requirements of subsection (2) and the requirements of subsection (5)b that street addresses be listed do not apply to that group of adjacent properties.
(3) Notice of the hearing shall be given not less than 15 days before the date of the public hearing. Notice under subsection (2) is considered to be given when personally delivered or when deposited during normal business hours for delivery with the United States Postal Service or other public or private delivery service.
(4) If the name of the occupant is not known, the term "occupant" may be used in making notification. Notification need not be given to more than one occupant of a structure, except that if a structure contains more than one unit owned or leased by different individuals, partnerships, businesses, or organizations, one occupant of each unit shall receive notice.
(5) The notice of a hearing shall:
a. Describe the nature of the request.
b. Indicate the property which is the subject of the request and a listing of all street addresses within the property(ies) which is (are) the subject of the existing request. Street addresses do not need to be created and listed if no such addresses currently exist. If there are no street addresses, another means of identification may be used.
c. State when, where and at what time the request will be received concerning the request.
d. Indicate when and the address where written comments will be received concerning the request.
e. The location where the application documents can be viewed and copied prior to the date of the hearing.
(Ord. No. 152, 5-1-2006; Ord. No. 157, 11-6-2006; Ord. No. 176, 5-4-2009)